Process name: Netropa(r) Onscreen Display
Product: Onscreen Display
Company: Netropa Corp.
File: osd.exe
Security Rating:

"OSD.EXE" implements On-Screen Display software. Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, and perhaps others use it to display keyboard or multimedia controls on-screen. This lets you use the volume control buttons on your multimedia keyboard and get feedback on the screen such as is the case on a TV set. Some sound cards also use it. It loads at start-up.

Get more detailed information about osd.exe and all other running background processes with Security Task Manager.

Note: Any malware can be named anything - so you should check where the files of the running processes are located on your disk. If a "non-Microsoft" .exe file is located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, then there is a high risk for a virus, spyware, trojan or worm infection! Check it out!

Click to Run a Free Scan for osd.exe related registry errors

Users Opinions

968 users ask for this file. 2 users didn't rate it ("don't know"). 21 users rated it as not dangerous. 2 users rated it as not so dangerous. 3 users rated it as neutral. 1 user rated it as little bit dangerous. 2 users rated it as dangerous.

All comments about osd.exe: christ comes with some pcs, mostly hewlett and packard but some others, not harmfull, actually useful for displaying onscreen keys such as volume. Hense name osd - "On Screen Display" Sascar Gehört zur Netropa Tastatursteuerung und sorgt für die Anzeigen auf dem Bildschirm, wenn man eine der Sondertasten auf der Tastatur bedient. Jim Manson Used for Wireless Keyboard it comes with most internet key board software jbp1982 Came with belkin wireless desktop. Displays my caps/num/scroll lock on the taskbar. Al C:\Enabler\Server\bin\omsd.exe Für Sondertasten auf der Genius Tastatur (und anderen) Fafo The Genius USB keyboard also. asd  See also: Link LoneRaider Keysonic On Screen Display Treiber - harmlos :) 5360 user Uninstalled. Re-installed with Compaq Quick Restore. Legit najevi Comes on install disk with the Phoenix 8089P laptop. Setup.exe file date is 11/19/1997. No vendor name or website provided. Installer reports two errors calling unnamed DLLs. Installs to folder "C:\Program Files\OSD" but also creates an uninstall file at "C:\Program Files\Your Company Name" OSD.exe seems to require user with Admin privileges to run successfully under WinXP. A Limited User sees 6 error messages reporting configuration errors whenever OSD.exe is run. aaronjones3593 It's not dangerous to your system, it won't delete any files or infect you with a virus, but for my laptop, it I hibernate it, and then resume later and increase the brightness it displays 214% and if I increase the volume or mute it, the CPU roofs at 100% until I can end it with taskman. In the end, I deleted it from my hdd and registry startup folder. DoD Not dangerous at all. Just keyboard software BenQ Tastatur Adam While not a malicous file, I reccommend uninstalling this or killing the process unless you want the onscreen display as I also have the hibernate 214% problem. OSD automatically dies when I go onto standby mode so I just removed it. In my opinion it took up processing power better used elsewhere. SONJA BEY OsdMaestro is disabled in my startup programs and cannot be enabled. Netopya It shows a message when you press a multimedia button on your keyboard. Example: If I press on the internet button, a message will pop up on the screen saying "Launching Internet". You can customize the message in the control panel. v3r OSD wird zum Beispiel häufig bei Notebooks benutzt. Dabei werden die Funktionen der Sekundartasten auf dem Bildschirm angezeigt. If you know more about osd.exe, share your knowledge and help other users. Security Rating:  --- don't know ---  1 (not dangerous)  2  3 (neutral)  4  5 (dangerous) What do you know about this file: Link for more details: Your Name:

More process information

Is osd.exe spyware or a virus, trojans, adware or worm? Is there a known osd.exe error?

• Google
• Discussion boards
• Search for spyware
• Spyware Doctor (spyware removal)
• Registry Booster (cleans, repairs and optimizes your Registry)
• Security Task Manager (understand what's running on your computer)

Other Processes

acroiefavclient.dll acroiehelper.dll acroiehelper.ocx acrotray.exe atiptaxx.exe backweb-8876480.exe carpserv.exe cdac11ba.exe cdantsrv.exe crypserv.exe cthelper.exe ctsvccda.exe devldr32.exe ditexp.exe dlgli.exe dpmw32.exe iadhide.dll iadhide3.dll inetinfo.exe javaw.exe lexbces.exe loadqm.exe mmtask.tsk msdtc.exe msnmsgr.exe nerocheck.exe nhksrv.exe nmssvc.exe nopdb.exe nview.dll opware32.exe osa.exe osd.exe realsched.exe rmctrl.exe sdhelper.dll smagent.exe srvany.exe tempiadhide3.dll tfswctrl.exe updreg.exe wanmpsvc.exe wcmdmgr.exe webcheck.dll winampa.exe
[osd.exe in German] [all processes]